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Narrowing EU's foreign subsidies instrument would risk circumvention, official says

By Tono Gil
  • 28 Oct 2021 11:32
  • 28 Oct 2021 11:32
Companies could find loopholes in a proposed EU law to tackle distortive foreign subsidies and escape enforcement if the concept of “financial contributions” is too limited, a European Commission competition official has warned. 

In May, the commission proposed a new instrument, the “regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market,” to limit th

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Tono Gil

Regulatory Reporter


Tono is a competition reporter for MLex in Brussels. Prior to joining MLex, he worked as a trainee in the European Parliament and as a correspondent in Valencia and Buenos Aires for the Spanish news agency EFE. Tono holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Valencia and a master in Transmedia Journalism.

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